How many tourists went abroad in the summer of 2023?
5 million Russians were able to travel abroad in the summer of 2023, despite rising prices.
Vice-President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) Dmitry Gorin said that Turkey It remains a popular destination for travel.
" . Due to inflation, Turkey significantly increased prices not only due to the change in the ruble exchange rate, but also in the currency. But the figures of tourist traffic in July show that in the peak period the country was visited by 20% more Russians than a year earlier.
The second place among the countries that received the largest number of organized tourists from Russia took Abkhaziawhere 1.2 million Russians went. Next UAE - 350,000, Egypt - 300,000, Thailand - 180,000, Maldives (55,000), Cuba (35 thousand), Sri Lanka (27,000), Seychelles (11,000).
Other destinations in Southeast Asia, and Europe with connections, the CIS countries took together another 450,000 Russian tourists.
“Europe, despite the absence of direct flights and a long wait for visas, continues to issue them, tourist visas are issued by 17 countries of the Schengen agreement.” Thanks to this summer, tour packages to Cyprus and Montenegro with connecting flights appeared on the market.”
The difference compared to the pre-pandemic year 2019 is still very large, and among the main reasons is a significant number of closed destinations.
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